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'' (1957). She was said to resemble Ingrid Bergman in mid-1950s reviews.

Biography

Borchers was born in

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'' (1954). She retired from acting to raise her children. She was married twice, first to Bruce Cunningham and then to Dr. Anton Schelkopf, a psychologist, physician and film producer, whom she first met when she starred in his films '' School for Marriage'' (1954) and '' Rot ist die Liebe'' (1957), by whom she had one daughter, Julia Borchers-Schelkopf, born in Munich, on 15 October 1962. She afterwards lived in

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and died there in 2014.

Filmography

*'' Anonymous Letters'' (1949) .... Cornelia *'' Martina'' (1949) .... Irene *'' Unknown Sender'' (1950) .... Dr. Elisabeth Markert *' (1950) .... Maria Mertens *''

'' (1950) .... Frederica Burkhardt (also performer: "Vielleicht" and "In einem kleinen Café in Hernals") *'' The Lie'' (1950) .... Ellen *''

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'' (1951) .... Angelika / Inez / Lisette / Maria * '' Immortal Light'' (1951) .... Michèle Printemps *'' Das Ewige Spiel'' (1951) .... Marie Campenhausen *'' Dark Eyes'' (1951) .... Helene Samboni *''

Adventure in Vienna ''Adventure in Vienna'' (German: ''Abenteuer in Wien'') is a 1952 Austrian crime thriller film directed by Emil E. Reinert and starring Gustav Fröhlich, Cornell Borchers and Adrienne Gessner.Fritsche p.243 It is an adaptation of the 1933 novel '' ...

'' (1952) .... Karin Manelli *''

House of Life ''House of Life'' (german: Haus des Lebens) is a 1952 West German drama film directed by Karl Hartl and starring Gustav Fröhlich, Cornell Borchers and Edith Mill.Bock & Bergfelder p.139 The film's setting is a maternity hospital, portraying t ...

'' (1952) .... Dr. Elisabeth Keller *'' School for Marriage'' (1954) .... Regine *'' Maxie'' (1954) .... Nora *''

'' (1954) .... Inga *'' Oasis'' (1955) .... Karine Salstroem *''

The Dark Wave ''The Dark Wave'' is a 1956 American short documentary film directed by Jean Negulesco about a young girl with severe epilepsy. The short stars Charles Bickford and features Nancy Davis, the actress who would later become First Lady of the Uni ...

'' (1956) .... Herself *'' Never Say Goodbye'' (1956) .... Lisa Gosting (also performer: "For the First Time") *'' Rot ist die Liebe'' (1957) .... Rosemarie *''

'' (1957) .... Stephanie Bauer / Karen Fielding *''

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'' (1958) .... Anne Gordon *'' Arzt ohne Gewissen'' (1959) .... Harriet Owen (final film role)

References

External links

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